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Balala seeks privatisation of game parks, tourism outfits

World Marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge with Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala at the Nairobi National Park on January 8, 2021. [Robin Toskin]

The government has hinted at a new model of business for the tourism sector which might see convention centres, national parks and game reserves managed by private agencies.

Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala, while addressing the European Union Green Diplomacy Webinar yesterday, said the sector cannot run the business as usual owing to the pandemic.

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